US State – Alabama General Knowledge | Top Colleges In Alabama and Online Education | GK Quizs Question about Alabama

Q 1. Which iconic civil rights march took place in Alabama in 1965, from Selma to Montgomery?

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Answer:- The Selma to Montgomery March or the Selma Voting Rights Movement.

Q 2. Which Alabama city is known as the “Rocket City”?

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Answer:- Huntsville

Q 3. What is the official state tree of Alabama?

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Answer:- The Southern Longleaf Pine

Q 4. Which famous novelist and social critic was born in Monroeville, Alabama?

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Answer:- Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Q 5. What is the official state flower of Alabama?

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Answer:- The Camellia

Q 6. Which famous jazz musician from Alabama is known as the “Father of Jazz”?

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Answer:- W.C. Handy

Q 7. Which Alabama city served as the first capital of the Confederate States of America?

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Answer:- Montgomery

Q 8. Which place or post in Alabama is home to the U.S. Army Aviation Museum?

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Answer:- Fort Novosel

Q 9. What is the nickname of the University of Alabama’s sports teams?

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Answer:- The Crimson Tide

Q 10. Which Alabama city is known for hosting the annual Iron Bowl college football game between Auburn University and the University of Alabama?

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Answer:- Birmingham

Q 11. Which national park in Alabama preserves the historic site of the Civil War’s Battle of Mobile Bay?

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Answer:- The Gulf Islands National Seashore

Q 12. Which Alabama city hosts the Talladega Superspeedway, a famous NASCAR track?

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Answer:- Talladega

Q 13. What is the official state mammal of Alabama?

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Answer:- The Black Bear

Q 14. Which famous musician from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, was known as the “Godfather of Soul”?

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Answer:- James Brown

Q 15. Currently who is the 54th Governor of Alabama?

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Answer:- Kay Ivey since April 10, 2017

Q 16. What is the capital city of Alabama?

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Answer:- Montgomery

Q 17. Which river forms Alabama’s western boundary?

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Answer:- The Mississippi River

Q 18. Which U.S. state is located to the east of Alabama?

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Answer:- Georgia

Q19. What is the nickname of Alabama?

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Answer:- The Yellowhammer State

Q 20. What is the official state bird of Alabama?

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Answer:- The Northern Flicker, also known as the Yellowhammer

Q 21. Who was the famous civil rights activist from Alabama who played a key role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Answer:- Rosa Parks

Q 22. Which university in Alabama is known for its Crimson Tide football team?

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Answer:- The University of Alabama

Q 23. Which U.S. spaceflight center is located in Huntsville, Alabama?

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Answer:- The Marshall Space Flight Center

Q 24. Which city in Alabama is home to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, the official visitor center for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center?

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Answer:- Huntsville

Q 25. What is the largest city in Alabama by population?

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Answer:- Birmingham

Alabama: The Heart of Dixie Quiz

Q 1. What is the capital city of Alabama?

A. Birmingham

B. Mobile

C. Montgomery

D. Huntsville

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Answer:- C. Montgomery

Q 2. Which city is the most populous in Alabama (as of the 2020 Census)?

A. Montgomery

B. Birmingham

C. Huntsville

D. Mobile

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Answer:- C. Huntsville

Q 3. Which Alabama city is known as “The Rocket City” due to its association with U.S. space missions?

A. Tuscaloosa

B. Auburn

C. Huntsville

D. Dothan

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Answer:- C. Huntsville

Q 4. Alabama was the site of the first _____ in America in 1703.

A. Thanksgiving

B. Mardi Gras

C. Constitution Signing

D. Public Library

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Answer:- B. Mardi Gras

Q 5. What is the highest point in the state of Alabama?

A. Lookout Mountain

B. Sand Mountain

C. Cheaha Mountain

D. Red Mountain

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Answer:- C. Cheaha Mountain

Q 6. Which university is famous for its “Crimson Tide” athletic teams and is located in Tuscaloosa?

A. Auburn University

B. University of Alabama

C. Samford University

D. Troy University

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Answer:- B. University of Alabama

Q 7. In 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began after the arrest of which civil rights icon?

A. Martin Luther King Jr.

B. John Lewis

C. Rosa Parks

D. Ralph Abernathy

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Answer:- C. Rosa Parks

Q 8. Which major river forms much of the border between Alabama and Georgia?

A. Tennessee River

B. Alabama River

C. Chattahoochee River

D. Tombigbee River

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Answer:- C. Chattahoochee River

Q 9. Which Alabama university is a world leader in healthcare and medical research, located in the state’s largest business district?

A. UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

B. Tuskegee University

C. University of South Alabama

D. Alabama State University

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Answer:- A. UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Q 10. What is the official state bird of Alabama?

A. Northern Cardinal

B. Yellowhammer (Northern Flicker)

C. Bald Eagle

D. Mockingbird

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Answer:- B. Yellowhammer (Northern Flicker)

Q 11. Which body of water borders Alabama to the south?

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Gulf of Mexico

C. Mississippi Sound

D. Lake Pontchartrain

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Answer:- B. Gulf of Mexico

Q 12. Which famous scientist and inventor taught at Tuskegee Institute and revolutionized agriculture with the peanut?

A. George Washington Carver

B. Thomas Edison

C. Percy Julian

D. Benjamin Banneker

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Answer:- A. George Washington Carver

Q 13. What is the nickname for the region in central Alabama known for its rich, dark soil and political history?

A. The Piedmont

B. The Black Belt

C. The Gulf Plains

D. The Ridge and Valley

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Answer:- B. The Black Belt

Q 14. Which Alabama city is known as the “Peanut Capital of the World”?

A Gadsden

B. Dothan

C. Decatur

D. Selma

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Answer:- B. Dothan

Q 15. Auburn University is best known for its “War Eagle” battle cry and its top-ranked college of:

A. Fine Arts

B. Agriculture and Engineering

C. Music

D. Marine Biology

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Answer:- B. Agriculture and Engineering

Q 16. The “Iron Bowl” is a famous college football rivalry between which two schools?

A. UAB and South Alabama

B. Alabama and Auburn

C. Alabama and LSU

D. Troy and Jacksonville State

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Answer:- B. Alabama and Auburn

Q 17. Which bridge in Selma, Alabama, was the site of the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march?

A. George Wallace Bridge

B. Edmund Pettus Bridge

C. Cochrane–Africatown Bridge

D. Jubilee Bridge

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Answer:- B. Edmund Pettus Bridge

Q 18. Which industry is a major part of Mobile’s economy, thanks to its deep-water port?

A. Tech Software

B. Shipbuilding and Aerospace

C. Movie Production

D. Diamond Mining

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Answer:- B. Shipbuilding and Aerospace

Q 19. Alabama has the most _____ of any U.S. state.

A. HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

B. Mountain ranges

C. Professional sports teams

D. Active volcanoes

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Answer:- A. HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

Q 20. What is the official state flower of Alabama?

A. Rose

B. Camellia

C. Sunflower

D. Magnolia

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Answer:- B. Camellia

Q	Answer	Q	Answer
1	C (Montgomery)	11	B (Gulf of Mexico)
2	C (Huntsville)	12	A (George Washington Carver)
3	C (Huntsville)	13	B (The Black Belt)
4	B (Mardi Gras)	14	B (Dothan)
5	C (Cheaha Mountain)	15	B (Agriculture/Engineering)
6	B (Univ. of Alabama)	16	B (Alabama and Auburn)
7	C (Rosa Parks)	17	B (Edmund Pettus Bridge)
8	C (Chattahoochee River)	18	B (Shipbuilding/Aerospace)
9	A (UAB)	19	A (HBCUs)
10	B (Yellowhammer)	20	B (Camellia)